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Bonding
Chemical Formulas
Chemical Names
Monatomic & Polyatomic ions
Molecular Shapes
100
What determines the reactivity, and thus ability of an atom to bond? Be specific.
Valence electrons
100
What is the chemical formula for magnesium chloride?
MgCl2
100
What is the name of this compound: LiBr2
Lithium bromide
100
Which of the two, monatomic ions or polyatomic ions, have more than 1 kind of element in it?
Polyatomic ions
100
What is the shape of a molecule with a central CARBON atom that is double bonded to 1 oxygen atom and 2 other different atoms? (The C has 4 bonds)
Trigonal planar
200
How many valence electrons does calcium have?
2
200
What is the chemical formula for ammonium chloride?
NH4Cl
200
What is the name of this compound: CCl4
Carbon tetrachloride
200
The two common positively charged polyatomic ions are the ______ and the ______.
ammonium (NH4+) and hydronium (H3O+) ions
200
A carbon atom with 4 single bonds to 4 other atoms has a _________ shape.
Tetrahedral
300
What kind of charge do halogens have (sign and number)?
-1
300
What is the chemical formula of sodium hydroxide?
NaOH
300
What is the name of this compound: CaCH3CO2 (treat the numbers as subscripts)
Calcium acetate
300
What is the name of the polyatomic ion represented by NO3 (-1 charge)?
Nitrate ion
300
A benzyl group is a benzene molecule that is attached to a larger molecule. It has a ___________ geometry.
Planar
400
What is the Octet Rule?
Most atoms need 8 valence electrons to be stable
400
What is the chemical formula for ferric hydroxide?
Fe(OH)3
400
What is the name of this compound: KOH
potassium hydroxide
400
What is the chemical symbol for the cupric ion?
Cu+2
400
Water (H2O) has a _______ shape.
Bent
500
What types of structures allow us to easily track electrons during the bonding process?
Lewis (or electron dot) structures
500
P2Br4
What is the chemical formula for diphosphorous tetrabromide?
500
What is the name of this compound: Cu2CO3
Cuprous carbonate
500
What is the formula for the permanganate ion?
MnO4 (-1 charge)
500
This shape is similar to the tetrahedral shape, except the central atom only has 3 atoms around it.
Trigonal pyramidal